Kokanee & Lake Trout in Blue Mesa & Granby Reservoirs, Colorado: Implications for Ongoing Kokanee Egg Production
Pat Martinez, D. Brauch, B. Atkinson & K. Rogers, Colorado Division of Wildlife;  B. Johnson, Colorado State University
Presented at: Colorado-Wyoming Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Fort Collins, CO March 2005

Blue Mesa (BMR) & Granby (GRR) reservoirs have sustained high quality fishing for kokanee (KOK) & trophy lake trout (MAC).  Both fisheries crashed in GRR in the 1990’s.  Biologists & researchers are trying to prevent this from occurring at BMR & to restore these fisheries in GRR.

Annual stocking of fry is required to maintain CO’s KOK populations.  MAC are self-sustaining, but have been stocked sporadically. Mysis is established in GRR, but not in BMR.

 
 


 
 


 
 


 
 


 
 

kokanee and lake trout art: Joe Tomelleri


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